Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer that allows the exchange of genetic material between two organisms or cells ...

Researchers found that Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria rapidly assemble their T6SS nanoweapons in response to outer membrane ...

Much like humans generate mountains of garbage, our cells are constantly discarding proteins that are damaged or no longer ...

In a new study, researchers discovered a key process where malarial parasites take up a human blood cell ... Damaged but Not Defeated: Bacteria Use Nano-Spearguns to Retaliate Against Attacks Mar.

Some Pseudomonas species use specialized microscopic membrane devices to fight back against competing bacteria.

DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another – are key to bacterial evolution and the development of ...

Working in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, scientists at the University of ...

Certain strains of bacteria have evolved a way of providing for neighboring cells after they die, giving up a feast of ...

SHENZHEN -- A new study by Chinese scientists has uncovered the mechanism behind bacterial cancer therapy using a genetically ...

Using this approach, they have uncovered that bacteria assemble their nanoweapons in response to cell envelope damage and rapidly strike back with high precision. Some bacteria deploy tiny ...